"Sometimes you have to forget what's gone, appreciate what remains, and look forward to what's coming next."

"If successful people have one common trait, it's an utter lack of cynicism. The world owes them nothing. They go out and find what they need without asking for permission; they're driven, talented, and work through negatives by focusing on the positives."

"We need sometimes to escape into open solitudes, into aimlessness, into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard in order to sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship, and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment at no matter what."

"Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values."

"No matter what is the environment around you it is always possible to maintain your brand of integrity."